Selective universities function as WEIRD societies' de facto assortative-mating engine — sorting people by credentials, networks, and proximity during peak partner-selection years. The credential, the network, and the dating pool are three faces of the same sorting mechanism, just marketed under 'education.' Once you see this, the price tag looks like a luxury good, not a human-capital investment.
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